Mother & Baby Unit Case Manager

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• As a Case Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service to ensure safe and effective care pathways are in place for all service users from across the East of England in specialised mental health care settings, within the NHS and Independent sectors.
• To provide clinical support to the specialist commissioners in relation to the defined population, this will include projected mapping of future service use, identification of users for future service provision, planning in terms of future service needs.
• The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service the role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

Due to the role being across the East of England the nominated base can be negotiable.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse or other registered health or social care professional
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Possess a relevant additional professional qualification e.g Diploma, Masters level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas- perinatal mental health, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training.

Desirable criteria

• Lived experience of Mental Health Services.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• High-level management skills, able to perform to high level in clinical setting, holding services to account and ensuring effective use of NHS England resources.
• Case management skills, focussing on the needs of the individual and the context of their pathway in relation to all clinical and legal processes
• High-level communication in particular skills across a range of agency and professional boundaries at a national level.

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Detailed knowledge of legal issues pertaining to the specialist service, including MHA 1983, after care under supervision.
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.

Desirable criteria

• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations

Other

Essential criteria

• Must be able to Drive
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions

Desirable criteria

• Used to working in a busy environment

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• MBU Case Manager JDPS (PDF, 600.3KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)